How to Use squib in a Sentence

squib

1 of 2 noun

• But the Yellow Jackets squib-kicked again, and the Panthers fell on it and ran out the clock.
  — OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 Aug. 2017
• There are also signs the election will be a damp squib.
  — The Economist, 3 May 2018
• But the worst part was, on the last take, the one with the spaghetti squash, the last squib that went off was about two inches off of my crouch.
  — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2017
• Ja Morant is one of the best point guards in the league, a rare talent who can stop short and float a squib shot up, up, up and over Gobert.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 June 2021
• Michigan then tried a squib kickoff, giving UW the ball at its 37 with just 22 seconds left in the half.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2021
• The 59ers blocked a punt that led to a score and also recovered a squib kickoff in the first half that led to another TD.
  — Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2020
• The effect was to turn a slight and charming little squib into a showpiece.
  — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• But as a celebration of the return of cinema, Berlin 2022 was a bit of a damp squib.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2022
• Fuller handled a squib kickoff in Vandy’s 41-0 loss at Missouri.
  — Mark Long, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Nov. 2020
• Following a squib kick, Kevin Francis took a lateral 51 yards to the house to give Avon Grove a one-point edge.
  — Ej Smith, Philly.com, 25 Aug. 2017
• The game, then, could have been something of a damp squib, with a point effectively suiting both sides.
  — SI.com, 17 June 2019
• Despite all the chitchat, TV viewership was a bit of a damp squib: Ratings were around the same as last year’s all-time low in total viewers.
  — Lara O’Reilly, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2017
• Michael Wursthorn Friday's jobs report proved a damp squib to many analysts.
  — WSJ, 2 Aug. 2019
• The Gophers had Walker use pooch or squib kicks, which left Michigan with good field position.
  — Star Tribune, 26 Oct. 2020
• People have always made overblown promises for AI, which have inevitably ended in a damp squib.
  — Ravi Mayuram, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
• The Buckeyes had to alter their coffin-corner strategy to more of a squib option.
  — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, 28 Oct. 2017
• Godwin Igwebuike handled kick returns in the opener for the Lions, but muffed the first kickoff of the game and had another squib through his legs late in the first half.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2021
• Down 14-0 at the half, Dillard tried a squib kick to open the second half, but junior receiver Donald McCarthy picked it up and exploited an open hole through the middle to score.
  — David Furones, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 Aug. 2017
• The day after Morse unveiled his device, a newspaper used a telegraph to relay the first squib of news from Washington to Baltimore.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020
• A power outage makes everything look cool and neon, like a Michael Mann film; once the killing begins, the movie devolves into a cavalcade of gruesome squibs, exit wounds, and creative kills amid the cries and pleas for mercy.
  — Jordan Hoffman, VanityFair.com, 16 Mar. 2017
• Whether President Biden’s moonshot lifts off or turns out to be a damp squib will hinge largely on how the administration engages private landowners.
  — Brian Yablonski, National Review, 15 Mar. 2021
• Even a call for a general strike by Catalonian labor unions was a damp squib, with public- and private-sector workers alike mainly turning up for work as usual.
  — Geoffrey Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2017
• The bipartisan infrastructure package working its way through congress is, at best, a damp squib from a climate standpoint.
  — Michael E. Mann, Time, 9 Aug. 2021
• In an era crying out for radical thinking, Packer offers the damp squib of incrementalism.
  — Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2021
• The risk is that Congress ends up passing a tax cut that is a damp squib for economic growth—amid an expansion that is already long by historical standards and needs a capital investment boost.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2017
• Mr. de Blasio wrote in a squib online explaining his patriotic feeling and assailing the president.
  — J. David Goodman, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2017
• Bloody squib packs have not been put to such magnificent use in some time, part of an overall aesthetic of merciless, fabulous violence in keeping with the ’70s revisionist vibe cultivated here.
  — Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2021
• Twain, in turn, had an obscene, unpublishable squib called 1601 intended for private circulation.
  — Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes, 13 May 2021
• Even if repatriation is a damp squib, however, America can expect capital inflows in 2018.
  — The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018
• However, the most recent update ‘feature’ update to Windows 10 was a desperately damp squib with no significant features added, suggesting that developers had been diverted to a new project.
  — Barry Collins, Forbes, 2 June 2021

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squib

2 of 2 verb

• Two pitches in, David Freese squibbed one to the left of the mound.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2017
• The Buckeyes simply gave up and were pooch kicking and squibbing the ball at the end against Penn State.
  — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 30 Oct. 2017
• Bellinger hit a grounder that squibbed past Beltre at third base for an RBI double.
  — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 12 June 2018
• Tyler White squibbed a single that no infielder could gather in time for a play at first.
  — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 19 June 2018
• Joc Pederson squibbed a grounder that Ramirez could not convert into an out.
  — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 14 June 2017
• But Yangervis Solarte’s squib off the bat handle scored Luis Sardinas.
  — Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 4 May 2017
• Others believe teams with experienced kickers will just choose to squib or sky kicks in order to bypass the new rule.
  — Matt Murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 May 2018
• Sure enough, Gregorius squibbed an infield single in his first at-bat before lifting his homer into the second deck in right field.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019
• The Lions were concerned about the dangerous return man, so after the Lions took a 14-7 lead on their second possession, kicker Matt Prater squibbed the kickoff — hard.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 28 Nov. 2019
• Kicker Eric Espinosa, who finished the night with nine point-after-attempts, squibbed the ball again just past the 50-yard line and his teammates recovered the second onside kick attempt.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2019
• Two pitches in, David Freese squibbed one to the left of the mound.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2017
• The Buckeyes simply gave up and were pooch kicking and squibbing the ball at the end against Penn State.
  — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 30 Oct. 2017
• Bellinger hit a grounder that squibbed past Beltre at third base for an RBI double.
  — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 12 June 2018
• Tyler White squibbed a single that no infielder could gather in time for a play at first.
  — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 19 June 2018
• Joc Pederson squibbed a grounder that Ramirez could not convert into an out.
  — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 14 June 2017
• But Yangervis Solarte’s squib off the bat handle scored Luis Sardinas.
  — Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 4 May 2017
• Others believe teams with experienced kickers will just choose to squib or sky kicks in order to bypass the new rule.
  — Matt Murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 May 2018
• Sure enough, Gregorius squibbed an infield single in his first at-bat before lifting his homer into the second deck in right field.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019
• The Lions were concerned about the dangerous return man, so after the Lions took a 14-7 lead on their second possession, kicker Matt Prater squibbed the kickoff — hard.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 28 Nov. 2019
• Kicker Eric Espinosa, who finished the night with nine point-after-attempts, squibbed the ball again just past the 50-yard line and his teammates recovered the second onside kick attempt.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2019

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